April 22, 2006

Trust

Filed under: Reflections, School Daze

Jo said, "Please explain yourself. I don’t want to jump to conclusion." I don’t want to hide anything from Jo. Not my best friend. I want to be honest with her, even my weaknesses and bad decisions. I told her, "Nothing to explain. This is how it happened…" After hearing me out, she said, "That’s good. Well I have trust in you. So even though you’ve failed many times, I still trust you." More than relieved, I was grateful for her being accepting of my weaknesses, bad decisions, and most of all, my vulnerability, for not rejecting me or turning me away in anger for the decision she thinks I should not have made although I have my reasons. You know, I don’t know what I would do without Jo. *Jo, I don’t know what I would do without you. You are the sunshine in my life! Here you go, your 5 min of fame! haha!

I reflect upon God’s forgiving nature. If he had been quick to anger and slow to forgive, which of us would want to turn to Him when we ask for forgiveness. If my students do not have the security of knowing that they are accepted even though they’ve done something wrong how will learning take place. They won’t want to turn to me with their problems. I need to learn to love them the way God loves me, to forgive them the way God has forgiven me.

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